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On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:01:03 GMT, "Alan Holmes"
wrote:


"Mike Claytton" wrote in message
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"Martin" wrote in message
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On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:14:39 GMT, "Alan Jones"
wrote:


"Paul Narramore" wrote in
message ...

Hello
This is my first post here but already I'm a bit puzzled. The note at
the top of the page states the post I'm about to reply to will be
quoted below. Why? Other message boards I write on simply lists the
posts as it is always obvious what the writer is referring to.
[...]

This isn't a message board, of course; newsgroups may have different
protocols from what you are accustomed to. When you type your reply, you
can
always snip any irrelevant parts of the quoted material, as I have just
done.

Actually it isn't "always obvious what the writer is referring to", since
the newsgroup messages are listed in a random order. Even if you are able
to
set your newsreader to show messages by subject, your reply post may
refer
to a previous message a long way down the stack, and threads often wander
a
long way from the initial point. It's easier for readers if the context
is
immediately apparent and doesn't need to be hunted down.

By default I see messages, threaded by subject and in chronological
order.

*So ****ing what!*

Oh dear, another:-

!PLONK!

!KIDDIE FIDDLER!

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On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:49:59 +0000, Sacha
wrote:

On 11/11/07 05:40, in article ,
"Paul Narramore" wrote:


Hello
This is my first post here but already I'm a bit puzzled. The note at
the top of the page states the post I'm about to reply to will be
quoted below. Why? Other message boards I write on simply lists the
posts as it is always obvious what the writer is referring to. This
seems to me to be an unneccessarily long winded way of creating a
thread, don't you think? Imagine you are conversation with a friend and
you say to the friend "I finally got around to pruning my
fremontodendron this afternoon" and he replies "I got around to pruning
my fremontodendron this afternoon. Oh did you? Did it take you long."
Seems a bit odd to me. What do you all think?
Paul


You'll find it much easier to use uk.rec.gardening if you subscribe to it
directly, rather than through Garden Banter. Some urg subscribers won't
reply to those coming through Garden Banter because GB takes our posts and
uses them on a commercial site, without so much as a by-your-leave or a
'thank you'.
Apart from that, using a newsreader program makes it less complicated for
you to follow what's going on here. Conventionally, this group tends
towards bottom posting because it's rather like having a conversation. You
reply to what someone has said, rather than anticipating it!
All that said, welcome to urg.

!SHUT THE **** UP!

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In article , Paul Narramore
writes

Hello
This is my first post here but already I'm a bit puzzled. The note at
the top of the page states the post I'm about to reply to will be
quoted below. Why?

You're visiting this newsgroup via Garden banter. It will be much easier
if you just come and see us all in the original state, i.e., UK Rec
Gardens newsgroup
:)

janet

--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

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In reply to B.T. Technical Support ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

The charter for this news group and in particular the section
regarding gardening in other parts of the world

-----
In the absence of more appropriate, geographically specific
newsgroups, discussion of gardening in Eire, the Channel Islands and
the Isle of Man will also be welcome. Because there are climatic,
legal, cultural and other differences, discussion of gardening in
other parts of the world is OFF TOPIC

Lets try and keep ON TOPIC from now on or at least start any thread
that is outside the charter with _Off Topic_ in the subject line.


The charter can be found at http://www.usenet.org.uk/uk.rec.gardening.html

B.T. technical support: Technical Support helpdesk: 0906 301 2456.

1. What is B T Technical Support?
2. You're a troll, aren't you?

1) Do not feed Trolls, it only encourages them. :-)

2) I personally find trawling through news group postings a total pain nowadays, ( I belong to several) the forum system is so much easier to read in on something and ignore threads that don't interest you. As for advertisements, with a browser such as 'Firefox' using the 'NoScript' add on I don't see any adverts at all. (except the ones in your signatures :-)

Mind you I don't expect you to change. :-)

Thanks ladies for your replies although being technically challenged I didn't really understand them. However I do understand offensive behaviour which I find quite amazing on a gardening message board, so thanks all the same but I'll quietly return to my usual place to chat. I've always found gardeners are very pleasant people to deal with, but that was weird. Bye.
Paul

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Alan Holmes wrote in message
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On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:01:03 GMT, "Alan Holmes"
wrote:


"Mike Claytton" wrote in
message
...

"Martin" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:14:39 GMT, "Alan Jones"
wrote:


"Paul Narramore" wrote in
message ...

Hello
This is my first post here but already I'm a bit puzzled. The note at
the top of the page states the post I'm about to reply to will be
quoted below. Why? Other message boards I write on simply lists the
posts as it is always obvious what the writer is referring to.
[...]

This isn't a message board, of course; newsgroups may have different
protocols from what you are accustomed to. When you type your reply,
you
can
always snip any irrelevant parts of the quoted material, as I have just
done.

Actually it isn't "always obvious what the writer is referring to",
since
the newsgroup messages are listed in a random order. Even if you are
able
to
set your newsreader to show messages by subject, your reply post may
refer
to a previous message a long way down the stack, and threads often
wander
a
long way from the initial point. It's easier for readers if the context
is
immediately apparent and doesn't need to be hunted down.

By default I see messages, threaded by subject and in chronological
order.

*So ****ing what!*

Oh dear, another:-

!PLONK!

!KIDDIE FIDDLER!

Just trying to follow your example!